This category brings together commercially relevant news, industry signals and infrastructure intelligence, helping readers follow the people, projects, technologies and markets driving change across the sector.
Transport for the North has this week welcomed the news the Secretary of State for Transport is stripping Northern of its rail franchise and is bringing in the Operator o...
Midlands Connect Chairman Sir John Peace has today written to the Prime Minister Boris Johnson, urging him to publish the Oakervee review in full as soon as possible, and...
A new report published by The Wildlife Trusts today reveals, for the first time, the vast scale of the destruction and impact that HS2 will cause to nature. βWhatβs the d...
A new fleet of 40 electric trains for the railway network serving Naples and the province of Naples, the Circumvesuviana, to help significantly relieve traffic congestion...
The Mirvac Group has announced that its consortium with John Holland has been selected to deliver the Sydney Metro integrated station development at Waterloo in collabora...
Network Rail has awarded a contract to Loram UK for the maintenance of its New Measurement Train following a competitive tender in 2019. The contract, awarded in December...
Passengers using the Furness Line railway between Barrow-in-Furness and Lancaster will soon have more reliable journeys. Half a million pounds is being invested to reinfo...
A historic Perth METRONET construction contract will add a further 32 kilometres of rail to Perth’s network,Β as early works commenced on the Thornlie-Cockburn Link...
The EIB (European Investment Bank) is providing β¬185m for modernising regional rail in Greater Berlin. DAL Deutsche Anlagen-Leasing is set to lease new, EIB-financed roll...
Major works for the North East Rail Line Upgrade project are soon to commence with the announcement from the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) of the appointment o...
On December 2, 2019, the 22nd Meeting of the Board of Directors of the New Development Bank (NDB) was held in Shanghai, where the Board approved three projects with loans...
A new Artificial Intelligence computer software, developed in partnership by Omnicom Balfour Beatty and The University of York, and supported by Innovate UK, is set to re...
The European Commission has approved β¬22.2 million of public support to upgrade the traffic management equipment on freight locomotives in the Netherlands. The scheme wil...
The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) signed a memorandum of understanding with the Costa Rican Railway Institute (INCOFER) with the aim of developin...
Network Rail are recruiting for the next batch of future rail leaders through the Engineering Apprenticeships scheme. Applications are now open for a March 2020 start and...
A β¬268m operation to replace the 42 oldest trains running on the Barcelona metro was finalised with the signature of the contracts covering the supply of the new rolling...
Gulf Traffic, an annual event that takes place from the 9 β 11 of December this year, will bring to light some of the latest technologies and systems from global supplier...
Over six people a month are putting their lives at risk by walking across the rail tracks at a level crossing in Grays. The latest figures from Network Rail show that ove...
Liverpool Lime Street has been named as major station of the year at the 2019 National Rail Awards. The Network Rail managed transport hub beat London Bridge, Kings Cross...
The Queensland State Government has revealed the preferred location for the first of three Gold Coast train stations that will be delivered as part of their Cross River R...
Better trains on better railways for a better travel experience. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed an agreement with PKP Intercity to finance the long-term in...
Almost a mile of track has been replaced on the approach to London Liverpool Street, the third busiest station in the UK, to provide a more reliable service to passengers...
A new, safe, step-free route across the Felixstowe branch line has been opened at Trimley St Martin, providing access to the countryside for pedestrians, cyclists and hor...
Passengers at London Bridge station can now escape the hustle and bustle of their daily commutes after the Stainer Street walkway was transformed into a temporary urban o...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $160 million loan to modernize the operations and improve the efficiency of Sri Lanka Railways, the countryβs railway oper...
Work to upgrade Shrewsbury Station continues with repairs and the renewal of station canopies almost complete and work progressing on the refurbishment of Dana footbridge...
Network Rail and Transport for Wales Rail Services hosted a special steam train trip on Saturday 3 August to celebrate the reopening of the Conwy Valley line. The Conwy Q...
A new webcam which gives a birdβs eye view of the comings and goings at York station β including the brand new Azumas β went live today just in time for Yorkshire Day. Th...
A steam locomotive will be heading to the Conwy Valley line this Saturday 3 August to celebrate the reopening of the Conwy Valley line, Network Rail and Transport for Wal...
Reference Point, the UKβs leading competency management technology company has announced that the new Rail Industry Worker Programβs (RIW) solution for the Australian Rai...
As part of an invitation to tender issued by the Landesanstalt Schienenfahrzeuge Baden-WΓΌrttemberg (SFBW), KfW IPEX-Bank is financing 18 new diesel multiple units for the...
Siltbuster systems are being used to treat the waters generated during construction of the West Link project on the Gothenburg Metro in Sweden. This is the latest in a lo...
Local people and visitors are set to enjoy safer access across the railway at Tide Mills in the South Downs National Park after Network Railβs proposals for a stunning ne...
European law firm Fieldfisher has won a hard fought stand-alone competition case in the Competition Appeal Tribunal for its client Achilles Information Limited (“Ac...
Network Rail has launched a new safety task force, backed with a Β£70m fund, to target track-worker safety, bringing together multiple strands of work from across the comp...
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the Kyiv City State Administration have agreed to work together to support the sustainable development of its mass rapid transi...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $235 million loan to help develop a bus rapid transit (BRT) system with innovative energy and climate resilience features...
Passengers, motorists and residents are being informed about work to carefully restore a railway bridge next to Deansgate station in Manchester city centre.Β The Great Nor...
Leading engineering services specialist Mabey Hire has today announced its role in enabling one of the biggest tram extension programmes in the UK β the Midland Metro All...
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